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TIL the term "rubber match" comes from 16th century lawn bowling, where a team can be eliminated if they "rub" against the white target ball

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YpX6Z TIL That the vast majority of meth labs in the U.S. are located in the Midwest, with Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee home to as many labs as the rest of the U.S. combined
vPNb4 TIL that in 1860 New Mexico was by far the most populous of the 7 U.S. territories, and yet was last to be given statehood.
dKmd TIL the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, kept her deceased husbands heart wrapped in silk, in her desk.
4kvba TIL that the techichi is the ancestor of the chihuahua and were thought to see into the future by the ancient Toltecs who kept the dog as a companion.
6pvY TIL that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was initially called “Operation Iraqi Liberation”, but was quickly changed to “Operation Iraqi Freedom” due to the acronym spelling out “OIL”.